Farmworkers And Laborers. Crop, Nursery And Greenhouse

Job description

Following supervisor instructions the workers will be laying drip tape and plastic, maintaining drip tape throughout the season, planting of watermelons and maintaining them throughout the season, some tractor driving and spraying might be required from qualified workers, removing drip tape and plastics when season is finished.
Workers will use cotton and peanut equipment for planting, spraying, moving, storing and harvesting cotton and peanut crops; assisting with fruit and vegetable production; transplanting crops by hand; daily maintenance on center pivot and drip irrigation, and electric pumps; repairs and maintenance on equipment, machinery, buildings and fences; driving farm vehicle; minor daily and incidental upkeep to equipment and worksite to ensure all equipment is properly functioning.
General Maintenance: Workers on physical work restrictions or when harvesting work is not available may be required to perform miscellaneous clean-up work on work site property, on structures utilized in the work site operation, and on housing for harvesting workers. Such clean-up activities include the sprouting, pruning, and painting of trees; debris, mowing, weed, and vine removal; irrigation repair; housing and structure cleaning and repair.
The worker in order to perform this kind of work must be able to work outside for at least 6 hours a day in all kinds of weather and be in possession of the requisite physical strength and endurance to repeat the picking process rapidly, the employer will provide the tools necessary to perform the described job duties without charge to the worker. The employer will charge the worker for reasonable costs related to the worker?s refusal or negligent failure to return the tools or due to such worker?s willful damage or destruction of the tools.

Workers that qualify may be required to operate Agriculture Machinery or Equipment.

Employees may volunteer to work additional hours when work is available. Workers should expect occasional periods of little or no work because of weather, crop or other conditions beyond the employer?s control. These periods can occur any time throughout the season, if workers request a leave of absence during these periods of no work, the hours will be deducted from the hours offered under the ETA 790A.

A copy of the work contract or a copy of the ETA 790 in lieu of a work contract, and any modifications, will be provided to the H-2A worker no later than the time at which the worker applies for the Visa, or to a worker in corresponding employment, no later than on the day work commences. For an H-2A worker going from an H-2A employer to a subsequent H-2A employer, a copy of the contract will be provided no later than the time an offer of employment is made by the subsequent H-2A employer.

Special Requirements

This type of work, involves working conditions that require tremendous stamina, a high level of physical activity in cold or extremely hot conditions in direct sunlight and in adverse weather such as rain. The work requires a high level of physical conditioning.